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Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:30:04 +0000http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=16064#comment-242648Flyers fans are never like that. We've always supported our team, and never once demanded an implosion to get to the cup. No matter what we always love our team, unlike those leaf fans who pretend too.
]]>By: Flyers_Fan_In_LAhttp://hockeytraderumors.com/flyers-chemistry-a-problem-or-anecdote/comment-page-1/#comment-242647
Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:08:38 +0000http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=16064#comment-242647Last year losing Primeau and Desjardin hurt. Two former C's that really were the force behind the team. Now they have 4 or 5 former captains (Hatcher, Smyth, Brierre, Timonen) with Gagne and Kanuble as potential C material. That's a LOT of leadership. Looking to the Jeff Carters and Mike Richards of the world is WAY premature!!!!

I think Pitkanen was a problem otherwise they would have NEVER dealt him. With Kukonen, Coburn and Timonen – they have enough puck moving guys. With Hatcher not expected to score 40 points – Smyth can really also focus on keeping the puck out of the net. THink how that will improve chemistry.

To me the idea that the 3rd and 4th line players will be playing where they belong and that Forsberg is no longer the KEY to the team's success (even in the unlikely event of a return to Philly) is a real plus.

The problem as I see it is that the fans in Philly as well as the overly anxious media will HEAP their Cup or you suck expectations on to a young, new Flyers team that needs some time to gel. Look to after the ALL-Star Break for this team to make a real run. Especially Biron.

]]>By: flyerjimhttp://hockeytraderumors.com/flyers-chemistry-a-problem-or-anecdote/comment-page-1/#comment-242646
Wed, 22 Aug 2007 07:53:54 +0000http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=16064#comment-242646It's that secondary scoring that his been their achilles the past few years, then throw in a young (Pitkanen, Coburn, Meyer, Picard, Jones) defense with little experience all at once and we wondered why they were so garbage last year. Their D has been stablized with Timonen and Smith- they can balance the youth and limit the minutes of Hatcher and Gauthier. Timonen is like getting a healthy Desjardins back. We just need to isolate that diamond in the rough whose ready to breakout- my pick is Coburn. If someone can feed him he's got a hard accurate shot from the back end. Picard is another with a good first pass that if he can step it up to the next level, he'll help the transition game. Hartnell and Lupul add scoring. The second line won't be comprised of Jeff Carter and whoever he has chemistry with at that time, but will be a legit second line- with people competing to be there (IE: Upshall). The top line will now be one of the best (top 3) in the league, period. It would have been good without Briere- he makes it that much more dangerous. Lupul will bounce back with the right linemates. I think starting him out on the top two lines will have a big boost in his confidence- we don't need another Calder. Their PP can't get worse so there will be an improvement. Holmgren added a great QB on the back end with Timonen and Briere ran Buffalo's PP from the point similar to Brad Richards in Tampa. If their PK can be as good as last year, special teams will be the best it's been for a few years. As for Biron, he's not going to win the Vezina but he'll be the most consistent goalie the Flyers have had since Hextall. He's not going to let in the untimely, deflating bad goal that the Esche's and Cechmanek's of the past did. He's sound technically and said to be one of the best locker room guys in the league- not the hot headed, sometimes abrasive presence Esche was. All in all, the core is still there- Gagne, Knuble, Kapenen, Richards, Carter, Umberger, etc. They've added hungry guys ready to prove themselves as stars in the league- Hartnell and Lupul. Briere and Timonen are professionals that are added to two different dimensions of the team. Essentially, I agree- I don't think chemistry will be as big of issue as people are making it out to be. There's not a big degree of separation from the team last year to the new guys.
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